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CANDACE KLEIN was just one of many helpers and the cake wheel one of many attractions as Veritas school held its annual Christmas bazaar. :

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There was plenty to eat, plenty to see and plenty to purchase. Big favourites for young people in in- cluded a fish pond and face painting.

Room for up to 10 people

Homeless to get shelter

THE KSAN House Society has found a place for its emergency shelter.

**We are hoping the shelter will be operating out of its own identi- fied facility in early December,”’ stid society executive director

Paul O'Dell.

In the meantime, the socicty is tenting motel uniis along Hwy16. The shelter is going into the society’s transition house. New

‘facilities are being readied for

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Ksan House Society received the $150,000 contract for the emergency sheller earlier this

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first night, the first day we took over the contracl,’”’ said Leila Burton, coordinator for the emer- gency shelter, of rooms rented as a temporary measure.

“For the moment we have a tcmporary arrangement with the Rainbow Inn,’ said Burton.

She said two units have been set aside at the Rainbow Inn — one for men and the other for couples.

The permanent emergency shelter will offer interim accom- modation for men and women for three to five days.

“After five days hopefully the clients will have found a place to ent. If not we will have to refer »“theia back :to’ socal’ setvidds ‘for furiber assistance,’ ’ said Burton. .

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“The people that we have had so far, have been able to find other housing,”’ she added.

“We focus on education, in- forming people of land lord and tenant responsibility’? said Burton. ,

She said the clients that use the service don’t have as many skills as people who have had other op- portunities.

Three factors that are recog- ‘nized when dealing. with the homeless . peoples situation are

lack of housing, Jack of affor- dable housing and poverty. The emergency shelter will pro-_

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The shelter will employ. four full time workers and four auxil- jaries.

The society is non profit and was incorporated in 1970.

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And as the new cmergency shelter is readied for ils’ first oc- cupanis, a memorial service is being planned in. memory. of

Daisy Wesley.

Her death from exposure a. year ago sparked the move to have a shelter in Terrace.

The Nov. 28 service will in

clude a dinner, healing circle and discussion.

it takes place at the Kermode Friendship, Cents beaignitig At 4 p.m.

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News In Brief

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Recycle money received

COMPOSTING IS BEING supported in the Skcena-Queen Charlotte Regional District with the distribution of more than 600 backyatd composting units.

The cost is being partially offset by a provincial contribution to the regional district of $12,641.

Provincial .officials hope the widespread use of composting units will reduce the amount of kitchen and yard waste: now going into dumps. That waste makes up an estimated one- -third of all garbage,.- se

The subsidy is provided through ‘the onvitonment ministry" s recycling financial assistance program.

See the doc by train

VIA RAIL is now in on the provincial government program thal lowers the casts of those who need to travel for medical atien- tion.

. Year round, adults traveling coach will reccive a 30 per cent discount off of fares, seniors and students 40 per cent and chil- dren 50 per cent, One escort will travel free if deemed necessary by a physician. The same discounts will be in place for sleeper accommodation between October and May.

The travel. assistance program also includes Air B.C., BC. Ferrics, B.C. Rail, provincial government aircraft, Canadian — Airlines and ils Canadian Regional subsidiary.

Escapee gets jail time A MAN who escaped from the new Terrace Regional Correc- tional Centre and then stabbed a security guard while in the hos- pital in Prince Rupert has been sentenced to we years less a day in jail. . Norman Wilson, 19, entered guiity pleas to charges of break and enter, escaping from police custody, assault using a weapon ;

‘and threatening death and serious bodily harm.

Wilson: was arrested by Prince Rupert RCMP after escaping. from Terrace. He was taken to hospital after complaining of an - illness.: There, afier obtaining a weapon, Wilson slashed a securily guard and fled the hospital. .

Refund program in jeopardy

AN INNOVATIVE Fort St. James program that cuts down on broken wine bottles may fold.

The program involved putting slickers on green Calona wine, bottles indicating they can be relumed to the liquor store for 10 . cents. Village officials say the refund program cul down on the amount of broken glass and hence mess and possible danger.

But now the consumer and corporate aCfairs ministry has indi- calcd that it.will not pay liquor store employees to come in after hours to affix the stickers.

It’s estimated that two employees now spend about three hour

_a-week onsticker work. |

Off to Vancouver

THE NATIONAL party candidate in the October federal elec- | tion is off to Vancouver this week for a meeting with parly leader Mel Hurlig and other candidates from the election.

The party Is having a founding convention next ct May in Win-

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